Rail-tie.



S. \VlcCAMUS.

RAIL TIE.

APPLICATION FILED ma. 24. 1916.

mmmm. fatented Nov. 28, 1916.

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S. MCCAMUS RAIL TIE.

APPLICATION FILE'D FEB. 24, NIB.

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Samuel mcCamus G DDOMWA,

. STAFS ATFIWT SAMUEL MGCAMUS, 0F SPOKANE, WASHINGTON.

RAIL-TIE.

incense.

Application filed. February 24, 1916.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL MOCAMUS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Spokane, in the county of Spokane and State of Washington, have invented a new and useful Rail-Tie, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in rail supporting and positioning devices and has for one object to provide a metal tie which shall be cheap to manufacture and efficient in use.

Another object is to provide a metallic rail tie and rail retaining means of such construction that the use of bolts, nuts and spikes may be entirely done away with.

A further object is to provide a metallic tie and .rail chair retaining means of such construction that they may be punched and pressed from a single piece of metal.

A. still further object is to provide a means for securing a rail to a metallic tie in such a manner that neither lengthwise nor sidewise movement may be imparted to the rail except for such movement as is necessitated by the expansion and contraction of the rail.

Still further objects and features of the invention will be more fully disclosed in connection with the accompanying drawings and will be more particularly pointed out and described in and by the appended claims.

In the drawings :-Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved rail supporting and positioning device. Fig. 2 is a top, plan view of Fig. 1. Fig.3 is a perspective view of the rail chair retaining members. Fig. 1 is an enlarged .section on line le- 1 of Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a section on line 55 of Fig. 2. Fig. 6 is a perspective view of my improved rail chair. Fig. 7 is an end view of a modified form of my rail chair. Fig. 8 is a view looking in the direction of arrow 8 in Fig. 7, one portion of the rail chair being removed. Fig. 9 is a perspective view of one portion of the modified form of my rail chair. Fig. 10 is a perspective view of the other portion of the modified form of my rail chair.

Like figures of reference refer to the same parts throughout the different figures of the drawings.

I have indicated at 10 my improved rail tie which is preferably made of metal, pressed into substantially the shape and Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 23, 1916.

Serial No. 80,192.

form shown. The tie 10 consists of the bed plate 11 and the down turned sides and ends 12 and 13, respectively. The sides 12 and en is 13 are forced down into the road bed and preferably flare out at the bottom, as illustrated, to aid in overcoming the tendency of the ties to creep out of their position on the road bed.

Punched and pressed upwardly from the bed plate 11, are the opposed flanges 14 and 15, the punching operation leaving a strip of metal 16 between the punched out portions 14 and 15 to prevent the undue weakening of the bed plate 11. The flanges 15 are cut or split as at 17 so that sections 18 may be pressed out of the plane of the flanges 15 to serve a purpose hereinafter described.

In Fig. 6 I have shown the preferred form of rail chair 19 which consists of metal cast in the form shown. The rail chairs 19 are grooved out as at 20 so that the faces 21 will bear against the webs 22 of the rails 23, while the sides of the recesses 24 closely embrace the base flanges 25 of the rails 23.

Recesses as shown at 26 are provided in the sides of chairs 19, which form shoulders 27 and 28 in the chairs 19.

In laying rails, the tie is first firmly set in the road bed so that the side and end members 12 and 13, respectively, sink into the road bed as indicated by dotted lines 9. The end members 13 may be cut away as at 13 so that the bars or other implements used in setting or leveling ties may be inserted beneath the ends of the ties to raise or lower them or to tamp the earth beneath them. A layer of felt, rubber or other insulating material 29 may be then laid on top of the bed plate 11 between the opposed flanges 14 and 15. The material 29 will serve to absorb the vibrations and shocks caused by trains passing over the rails. A suitable number of rail chairs 19 are then slipped over the webs 22 and base flanges 25 of the rails 23, and the rails 23 are then lowered between the edges of the opposed flanges 141 and 15. To do this, the rail chairs 19 must be so disposed on the rails 23 that they will drop between the ties 10 as the rails 23 are lowered, and if the base flanges 25 of the rails 23 are too wide to drop directly between the flanges 14c and 15, the rails 23 must be tilted sufliciently to allow the admission of the base flanges 25 between the flanges 14 and 15. The rails 'side Qftheirail web 35.

23 are then lifted sufiiciently high to allow therail chairs 19 to be slid along the rails 23 and between the opposed flanges 14 and I 15 until the recesses 26 come directly beof sections 18 and recesses 26, and that the opposed flanges 14 and 15 will prevent the rail chairs 19 from moving in either direction along the length of ties 10.

Where the ends of two rails such as 30 and 31 are to be joined, it is preferable to employthe modified form of rail chair as shown in Figs. 7-10. I have shown the rail chair made up of two sections 32 and 33. Section 32 is grooved as at 36 to admit one of the base flanges 37. 38 represents the face of section 32 which bears against One Projecting from the bearing face 38 are pins 39 and 40. Pins 39 and 40 are adapted to enter apertures 39 and 40, said apertures 39 and 40 being provided in the rail webs 35. The bases of the rails 30 and 31 bear upon face 41 of the base 42 of section 32. The lower face 43 of base 42 is provided with tongue 44 and groove 45 which register with groove 46 and tongue 47 respectively, said groove .46 and tongue 47 being provided on the upper face 48 of section 33. When tongue 44 is inexact registry with groove 46 and tongue 47 in exact registry with groove 45, the face 41 will come in exact alinement with the face 48. Groove 49 is adapted to receivethe base flanges 34 and a recess 50, exactly similar to, and performing the same function as recess 26, is provided in section 33.. In fitting this modified form of rail chair to the tie 10 and rails 30 and 31, the

section 32 is first fitted to the rails30 and .31 so that pins 39 and 40 will enter apertures 39"'and 40, respectively, and section 32 'is then slipped under flange 14. Section 33 is then slipped on the rail 30 or 31 at the side of the tie 1O 'uponwhich section 32 is resting so that groove 49 slides over one of the base flanges 37. Section 32 may then be'slipped under flange 15, as groove 46 registers with tongue 44 and tongue 47 registers withgroove 45. The final operation will be to force section 18 downwardly into recess50 to hold section 33 from slipping from its position on tie 10.

' If necessary, a recess 50 exactly similar to recess'50 may be provided in section 32, and a'section 18 may be provided in flange 14 to register with said recess 50 so that section 32 may be held definitely and permanently in position on tie 10 in the same manner as this is accomplished with section 33.

lVhile I have shown herein one preferred and one modified embodiment of my invention, I do not wish to be limited thereto except as to such limitations as the claims may import.

hat I claim is:

1. In combination with rails, a metallic tie, means adapted to hold said tie from shifting its position, said means comprising down-turned side and end members integral with said tie, a portion of said end members being cut away to allow the insertion of track laying and leveling tools beneath said tie, rail chairs supported by said tie, a shock absorber positioned between the base of said rail chairs and said tie, means integral with said tie to hold said rail chairs from lateral movement in any direction on said tie, said means comprising opposed flanges on said tie, recesses in said chairs and positioning members carried by said flanges and adapted to be forced into registry with said recesses, substantially as described.

2. In combination with rails, ainetallic tie, said tie comprising a bed plate, downwardly pressed side and end members integral with said tie, rail chairs, grooves in said rail chairs adapted to receive the base flanges and webs of said rails, recesses in he faces of each rail chair, opposed retaining flanges integral with said tie and adapted to closely engage the exterior faces of' said rail chairs, and means integral with said bed plate adapted to hold said rail chairs in a predetermined position on said bed plate, said means comprising sections of said retaining flanges adapted to be forced downwardly into the aforementioned recesses, substantially as described.

3. In a device for supporting and posi tioning rails, the combination of a metallic tie, rail chairs supported thereon, means for retaining said rail chairs in a predetermined position on said tie, said means comprising opposed flanges struck up from said metal tie and integral therewith, and further means comprising recesses in said rail chairs and portions of said opposed flanges adapted to be forced downwardly to firmly engage the shoulders formed in said rail chairs by the formation of said aforementioned recesses, substantially as described.

4. In a device of the character described, the combination of rails with apertured webs, a metallic tie, rail chairs supported thereon and in turn supporting and positioning said rails, said rail chairs each consisting of two members with registering tongues and grooves in their bases adapted to hold said members from spreading apart, a bearing face on each member adapted to closely engage the opposite sides of the webs of said rails, means integral with said tie for retaining said rail chairs in a predetermined position on said ties, said means comprising opposed flanges struck up from said tie and firmly engaging the sides of said rail chairs and further means comprising recesses in said rail chairs sections of said opposed flanges adapted to be forced downwardly into said recesses; projections extending outwardly from the bearing faces of said rail chair members adapted to be inserted in the apertures provided in said webs to hold the rails from lengthwise movement through the rail chairs, substantially as described.

5. In a device for supporting and positioning rails, the combination of a metallic tie, rail chairs supported thereon, means for retaining said rail chairs in a predetermined position on said tie, said means comprising opposed flanges provided on said tie, recesses in said rail chairs and positioning members carried by said flanges and adapted to be forced into registry with said recesses, substantially as described.

6. In a device for supporting and positioning rails, the combination of a metallic tie, rail chairs supported thereon, shock absorbers positioned between the bases of said rail chairs and said tie, means for retaining said rail chairs in a predetermined position on said tie, said means comprising opposed flanges provided on said tie, recesses in said rail chairs and positioning members carried by said flanges and adapted to be forced into registry with said recesses, substantially as described.

7. In a device of the character described, rails with apertured Webs, metallic ties, rail chairs supported thereon and in turn supporting and positioning said rails, said rail chairs each consisting of two members, means adapted to hold said members from spreading apart, a bearing face on each member adapted to engage the opposite sides of the webs of said rails, means adapted to retain said rail chairs in a predetermined position on said ties, said means comprising opposed flanges provided on said ties, recesses in said rail chairs, positioning members carried by said flanges and adapted to be forced into registry with said recesses; and positioning members provided on said rail chairs and adapted to coact with said apertured rail webs.

In testimony whereof, I hereby affix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

SAMUEL MGOAMUS.

VVit-nesses:

H. E. SCANTLEBURY, G. L. Snnrr.

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